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aented ug. 3Q, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WIRE AND PAPER REEL James B. Gabrielson, Mar Vista, Calif.

' Application March 14, 1947, Serial No. 734,823

.6 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a Wire and paper reel and has for an object to provide an improved reel particularly useful in holding rolls of building paper or Wire in building construction to make the paper or Wire very convenient for use.

It is an object of this invention to provide a reel having a roll supporting plate that is adjustable according to the size of the roll of Wire or of building paper that is to be mounted thereon, and also according to the height or level at which it is to be used. p

A further object of this invention is to provide an adjustable reel for holding the Wire or paper in a very convenient position for unreeling the same during construction of the building.

A further object of this invention is to provide a reel adapted to cooperate With a building 'in various stages of construction for holding the Wire or paper in very convenient position for dispensing the Wire or paper at the proper height 20 as needed during construction. When a roll of Wire is used in construction Work, the Wire is very apt to get tangled up both while Waiting to be used and while being unrolled for further use, and also is apt to get dirty and messy, causing both loss of Wire and loss of workingmen's time. If a roll of building paper is laid on the fioor or ground While being used, it gets dirty and messy, and accidentally tears ofi the roll very easily, necessitating the services of a workingman to unreel the roll as it is being drawn out for use, and even so, is apt to be torn accidentally between the roll and the wall to which it is being applied.

With this invention, the roll is mounted on the reel, adjusted to the proper height, and cooperates With the building according to the progress ofthe construction, and may be unreeled smoothly, without the services of a workingman at the roll, in substantially` the same level that it is being applied, Without danger or tearing due to being twisted between the roll and point of application.

A further object of this invention is to provide a Wire or paper holding reel adapted to cooperate With the building construction for holding the reel in convenient dispensing position for use.

A further object of this invention is to provide a Wire or paper dispensing reel that Will cooperate with a Vertical stud for holding the reel in sufficiently upright position for dispensing purposes, and likewise will cooperate with a horizontal beam or studding when the horizontal is close to a fioor or ground support as well as When the horizontal is fairly high up, and away from the fioor or ground. i

Other additional objects Will more fully appear from the following description, and that the in- Vention may be more fully understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of the present description and illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevation plan view of this invention, With a roll of paper thereon.

Fig. 2 shows the reel in dispensing position cooperating With a Vertical stud.

Fig. 3 shows the reel cooperating with a loW horizontal beam or studding.

Fig. 4 shows the reel, with a roll of Wire thereon, cooperating With a high horizontal beam or studding.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the reel supporting hook.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a side plan view of the lower supporting plate for the reel.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on line 9-9 of Fig. 10.

Fig. 10 is a top plan view of Fig. 8.

Fig. 11 is a plan view, partly in section, of the reel pole, and

' as shown in Figs. 1 to 'i inclusive.

The pole Il, of any suitable material such as Wood, or Wood preferably With metal capped ends, or entirely of metal, preferably a light metal, is threaded at |4 at its upper end and is sharpened at |5 at its lower end. Diametrically extending through the pole, at suitably spaced points, such as about six inches, are a number of bolt receiving holes 16.

The holes IB are intended to selectively receive the bolt ll secured on a chain la to the roll supporting plate |2 to support the plate l2 and the roll at whatever height may be desirable. This reel supporting plate |2 includes a fiat, round disk 20 secured to and surrounding a sleeve 2| of a diameter to easily fit on the pole I l. A plurality of webs 22 extend between the disk 20 and the sleeve 2| to reinforce and support the disk on the sleeve, and, if not integrally cast therewith, may be Welded or otherwise secured to both the disk and the webs.

The hook l3 consists of a flat heet 23 that is secured, as by Webs 24, to a threaded sleeve 25, the threads in the sleeve being cooperable With the threaded end |4 of pole ll. One end of Sheet 23 is curved into a hooked end 26. On the other side of the threaded sleeve 25, the Sheet 23 is wider and bent into a channel portion 21 and has its bght cut away at 28 to provide a U at one end. At its other end, the sides of the channel are partly cut away from the bight and bent inwardly toward the sleeve 25 and are Welded or otherwise secured to the outside of the sleeve 25 and bottom of the Sheet 23 to reinforce and help support the same.

In operation, the hook 1'3 is threadedly secured on the top threaded end Hi of the pole H.V Pole I I is then placed through the hollow center of the paper roll .'il or Wire rolll, lying on a clean supporting surface. Next the plate E2 is passed over the sharpened end |5 of the pole ll, and adjusted to the proper position to support the roll at 3G, 38' or 30" asdesired, and the bolt l'i on chain Eli is passed through the desired hole 6 depending on the width of the roll of Wire or paper as Well as on the height or level at which it is to be used.

As thus assembled, the reel is ready for use in dispensing the Wire or paper therefrom. If the building is just begun, with only Vertical studs 32 in place, as in Fig. 12, the reel iii is leaned against the Stud 32 With the sharp end 15 on the floor or ground 33, and the U 28 of hook |3 embraces the Stud 32. The U is of such size as to just fit about a conventional stud, and hence, as thus supported, the reel remains firmly in position, yet can be removed very easily. As thus positioned, the paper S6, or the Wire, may be unrolled as needed, leaving the roll in a plane and at a height so close to the plane of Athe Wall being built on the studs 32 that there is practically no twisting and hence but very little tendency to tear accidentally.

If a sufficiently low horizontal beam 34 is already in place, the hook 13 may be reversed, and the hooked end 2G may be extended therover, as shown in Fig. 3. When the height of the building has so progressed that the roll is needed at a height above the fioor 33, greater than the length of the pole li, the hooked end 26 may be hooked over a high horizontal beam 35, as shown in Fig. 4, With the lower end of the pole l l mrely touching against the Wall.

Obviously, the reel may be mountedV inany one of the three ways thus described as convenient, and the wire or the paper may be unrolled smoothly as needed Without kinking or tearing, and without needing a worlringman' in attendance at the roll during the dispensing operation.

While I have described in detail the particular embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it will, however, be understood that various of the principles of construction and operation which are exemplifiedby what .is illustrated may be embodied in widely different mechanical constructions. The disclosure of the drawings and the particularity` of the description are, therefore, not to be taken as indicative of the scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A dispensing reel for Wire or paper rolls comprisingT a reel pole, a roll supporting plate concentrioally and adjustably 'mounted on said pole and arranged to support a 'Wire orpaper roll about Said pole as an axis, and a reel supporting member'removably secured at the upper end 'of said pole arranged to support the reel against an upright.

2. A dispensing reel for Wire or paper rolls comprising a reel pole, a roll supporting plate adjustably mounted on said pole, and a reel supporting member removably secured at the upper end of said pole, said roll supporting plate comprising a sleeve to fit about said pole, and a centrally apertured roll supporting disk on said sleeve fitting concentrically about said sleeve and arranged to support a wire or paper roll about Said pole as an axis.

3. A dispensing reel for Wire or paper rolls ccmprising a reel pole, a roll supporting plate adjustably mounted on said pole, and a reel supporting member detachably secured at one end of said pole, said pole being sharpened at one end and threaded at the other end, said roll supp'orting plate comprising a sleeve to fit about said pole, a roll supporting 'disk on said sleeve, said reel supporting member comprising a threaded sleeve adapted to cooperate With the threaded end of said pole, a fiat sheet on said sleeve ormed into a hook at one end and a U at the other end.

A dispensing reel for Wire or paper rolls comprising a reel pole, a roll supporting plate adjustably mounted on said pole, and a reel supporting member detachably secured at the upper end of Said pole, said pole being sharpened at one end and threaded at the other end, said pole having a plurality of spaced apart diametrically extending apertures therein, said roll supporting plate comprising a sleeve to fit concentrically about said pole, a centrally apertured roll supporting disk on said sleeve extending concentri- `oa-lly about said sleeve and arranged to support a Wire or paper roll about said pole as an axls reinforcing webs between said sleeve and said disk, and a bolt cooperating with a selected pole aperture to adjustably support said plate on said pole, said bolt being fiexibly secured to said plate. 5; A dispensing reel for Wire or paper rolls comprising'a reel pole, a roll supporting plate adjustably mounted on said pole, and a reel supporting member detachably secured at one end of said pole, said pole being sharpened at one end and threaded at the other end, said pole having a plurality of spaced apart diametrically extendin'f apertures therein, said roll supporting plate compri'sing a sleeve to fit about said pole, a roll supporting disk on Said sleeve, and reinforcing Webs between said sleeve and Said disk and a bolt cooperating With a selected pole aperture to adjustably Support said plate on said pole, said bolt being fiexibly secureditol said plate, said reel supporting 'member comprising a threaded sleeve adaptedlto -cooperate With the threaded end of Said pole, a fiat sheet on said sleeve formed into a'hook at one end and a U at the other end, said U being provided by the cutaway bight of a charlnel formed at said other end, and reinforcing Web means between said sleeve and said sheet.

6. A dispensing reel for Wire or paper rolls comprisng a reel pole, a roll supporting plate adjustably mounted on said pole, and a reel supporting member detachably secured at one end of said pole, said pole being sharpened at one end and threaded at the other end, said pole having a' plurality of spaced apart diametrically extending apertures therein, said reel supporting member'comprising a threaded sleeve adapted to cooperate with tlw ,ded end of saidpole, a fiat sheet on said sleeve'fofmed'into a hook at one end and a U at the other end, said U'being provided v 6 with the cutaway bight of a channel formed at said other end, and reinforcing web means be- UNITED STATES PATENTS tween said sleeve and said Sheet. Number Name Date JAME'S B. GABRIE'LSON. 685,185 Smith Oct. 22, 1901 1,871,483 Uibendaal Aug. 16, 1932 REFERENCES CITED 2,236,305 Ahlin Mar. 25, 1941 The following references are of record in the file of this patent: 

